College Football

The Purdue Boilermakers do not have many great football moments in what has largely been a snake-bitten Big Ten gridiron history. That reality — that Purdue doesn’t have a whole lot of shining moments to point to — makes it easier to identify the best moment the Boilermakers have ever enjoyed on a football field. It came against USC. The …

Oklahoma’s journey into the SEC is complete, and in less than two months, the Sooners will take the field as SEC members. To prepare for the challenges ahead, Oklahoma had to become a better defensive unit. The most important part of this process was improving how they recruited along the offensive and defensive lines. Brent Venables and his defensive line …

Cortez Smith watched as a recruit as Georgia football further established itself under Kirby Smart as a premier program by winning national championships in 2021 and 2022 and going 42-2 over the last three seasons. The four-star offensive lineman from Parkview High who lives in Snellville didn’t mention that on-field success as the biggest factor that led to him announcing …

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne speaking to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports The Auburn offense was particularly lackluster in the 2023 season, and a disastrous year left many scratching their heads on what is to come. At SEC Media Days, many conference foes made comments on how electrifying …

Anyone who has been to Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon knows that this venue is something special. Though it isn’t very big — boasting a capacity of just 54,000 fans — it is regarded as one of the loudest and most hostile environments in the nation. As we lead up to the start of the 2024 college football season, ESPN …

Tom Herman must be extremely confident he will be coaching Florida Atlantic for many years. That can be explained by his decision to offer the son of former Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller a scholarship. Landon Miller is about to enter … sixth grade. It has been a big year already for the Millers as dad was selected to enter …

LSU’s 2025 recruiting class truly has the potential to be something special. On Saturday, a group that was already a consensus top-five class nationally got even better with the addition of five-star 2025 receiver Derek Meadows as the elite Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) pass-catcher announced his commitment to the Tigers. It’s a major pickup at a position of need for …

USC is joining the Big Ten and helping to create an 18-school superconference with the other West Coast schools leaving the Pac-12. The Trojans will participate in Big Ten media days next week in Indianapolis. The newness of their surroundings and the freshness of their situation will become apparent when they join a media extravaganza with Ohio State, Michigan, Penn …

The chaos surrounding the day after Thanksgiving is typically associated with the millions of dedicated shoppers who camp outside stores for holiday gifts. However, Black Friday has long been linked with the UCF–USF football rivalry. The War on I-4 series had seen its fair share of spectacular games, particularly during its time in the American Athletic Conference. Mark Harlan witnessed …

Ohio State has a full quarterback room heading into the 2024 football season. And it includes a highly-anticipated freshman transfer. Julian Sayin, who transferred from Alabama to Ohio State in January, is one of five scholarship quarterbacks on the Buckeyes’ roster along with Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz and Air Noland. Sayin will take the field with Ohio State …

LSU had one of the most electric college football offenses in recent years in 2023. Quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy leading an electric group that featured a pair of first-round receivers in Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. But in spite of that group being able to score at will, a preseason top-five LSU team finished just 10-3 …

LSU loses a lot of pieces on offense this season, but the unit is still widely expected to be one of the league’s best. A major reason for that is an offensive line that returns four of five starters from a Joe Moore Award finalist group in 2023. That unit is anchored by left tackle Will Campbell, a top 2025 …

Four-star defensive line recruit Bryce Davis has committed to the Clemson football over Georgia, Duke and North Carolina. Davis’ commitment to the Clemson Tigers is a massive win for the head coach Dabo Swinney, who currently has the No. 9 recruiting class in the class of 2025. Overall, Clemson has 14 commitments in the 2025 cycle. Bryce Davis plays high …

SEC media days have come and gone, and the past week has offered many delicious morsels to help tide the nation’s appetite until the start of the college football season at the end of August. One story of interest for fans of the Florida Gators comes from junior linebacker Shemar James, who was one of three players along with head …

Brian Kelly has coached for a long time. He’s seen plenty of assistants come and go, with some going on to be head coaches. Two of those names include Mike Elko and Clark Lea. Both worked under Kelly as defensive coordinator and both are now SEC head coaches. Kelly will get to face both in 2024, with both appearing on …